PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vaugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaugh has chosen Bad Day as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Laukkanen
vs
Vaugh

190 cm
22
249 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
279 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
BlackStar Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Laukkanen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Vaugh!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laukkanen .
Vaugh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laukkanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laukkanen wants to land a leg kick but Vaugh is out of range.
Laukkanen throws a hook to the side of Vaugh's head but Vaugh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laukkanen .
Vaugh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laukkanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vaugh replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Laukkanen blocks it well.
Vaugh throws out a leg kick but Laukkanen moves out of range and Vaugh only half commits.
Laukkanen swings for the body but Vaugh moves out of range.
Laukkanen avoids the head kick by Vaugh.
Vaugh lands a front kick.
Vaugh misses with a head kick.
As Vaugh looks to move away, Laukkanen throws a big counter combo bu Vaugh just gets out of the way.
Both fighters circling a little - Vaugh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Laukkanen misses with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Laukkanen misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Vaugh blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laukkanen .
Laukkanen throws a wild body kick that Vaugh sees coming a mile off.
Vaugh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vaugh tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Laukkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vaugh misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukkanen lands a jab to the nose.
Vaugh scores with a spinning back kick!
Vaugh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vaugh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Santeri Laukkanen has been cut.
Vaugh delivers a nice body kick.
Vaugh lands a leg kick that knocks Laukkanen off balance momentarily.
Michael Vaugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaugh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vaugh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laukkanen checks a low kick from Vaugh.
A head kick misses from Vaugh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Decent striking displayed by Laukkanen there.
Vaugh scores with a push kick.
Laukkanen blocks a head kick by Vaugh.
Vaugh lands a head kick!
Vaugh tries a head kick but it misses.
Laukkanen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice body kick there by Vaugh.
Vaugh's coach down at Bomb Squad Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vaugh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vaugh throws a sloppy head kick and Laukkanen moves out of range easily.
Vaugh looks to land a body kick but Laukkanen moved away.
Vaugh misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen checks a leg kick nicely.
Vaugh throws a head kick but Laukkanen moves out of range.
Laukkanen connects with a body shot.
Laukkanen checks the leg kick.
Laukkanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vaugh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vaugh tried to score with a low kick but Laukkanen checks it.
Vaugh tries a head kick but it misses.
Laukkanen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vaugh manages to circle out of the way.
A head kick misses from Vaugh.
Laukkanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laukkanen tries to land a leg kick but Vaugh saw it coming and moves away.
Laukkanen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vaugh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laukkanen throws a leg kick but Vaugh moved away.
Laukkanen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vaugh.
Laukkanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laukkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaugh is just out of range.
Laukkanen blocks a head kick by Vaugh.
A clash of legs there as Vaugh blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whack! Vaugh lands a heavy head kick that drops Laukkanen . The ref tackles Vaugh to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Laukkanen was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Michael Vaugh!
Michael Vaugh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Santeri Laukkanen had this to say: 'Thx for the flight here and back Michael '.